Object Status:
Extant
Accession Date:
By 1799
Primary Source Reference:
Charles Willson Peale, Lecture on Natural History 36. (ca. 1799). Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Archives, coll. 40. / https://ansp.org/research/library/archives/0000-0099/coll0040/
Additional Source Text:
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) wrote, in his 36th Lecture (ca. 1799): "No. 1817. American Golden Crested Wren. on the top of the head is orange & yellow bounded by black, on each side; these colours is not seen except by dividing the feathers; the plumage on the upper parts olive green; the under parts dingy white; wing coverts dusky, crossed with two white bars; quills & tail dusky edged with pale green. No. 1818. Female. the top of the head yellow, bounded on each side with black; the other plumage like the male. Motacilla regulus Linn. Roitelet huppé Buff. pl. enl. 651. f. 3. (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Archives, coll. 40)
Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) described this species, and depicted an adult male, under the name "Golden-crested Wren / Sylvia regulus" in American Ornithology vol. 1 (Pl. 8), where "Peale's Museum No. 7246" was cited (Wilson 1808: 126). / https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175530#page/154/mode/1up (text) / https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175530#page/149/mode/1up (plate)
Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803–1857) described the species, and depicted the adult female, under the name "Golden-crowned Gold-crest / Regulus cristatus" in his continuation of American Ornithology vol. 1 (1825, Pl. 2), where "Philadelphia Museum, No. 7246, Male; [and] No. 7247, Female" were cited (Bonaparte 1825: 22). A drawing by Titian Ramsay Peale (1799-1885) was engraved by Alexander Lawson (ca. 1772-1846) for the work. / https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AFKPEJIASN54OC8L/pages/AZSFOKE7… (text) https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AFKPEJIASN54OC8L/full/AKE7FDKV7… (plate)
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Current Scientific Name
Regulidae | Regulus satrapa
